Another view on voter ID, school spending

Wednesday

Apr 10, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Editor, the Record:

Editor, the Record:

A recent letter writer launched an omnibus attack upon Reps. Rosemary Brown (R-189) and Mario Scavello (R-176) for their voting records, in particular as they pertain to voter ID and public school spending.

Resting in honor at Arlington National Cemetery are my brothers in arms who preserved the letter writer's privilege to vote. They did not die to permit unqualified voters from voting. Citing Democrat Party talking points, the writer claimed that millions of poor, elderly and minority voters would not vote if voter ID were the law. Well, voter ID did not apply in the 2012 election, and 2,754,469 registered voters did not vote.

The very same poor, elderly and minorities must produce a photo ID to purchase Sudafed; is that federal law not discriminatory? Or does it not matter to the writer that his protected classes have no recourse for the common cold without a photo ID?

Concerning the closing of school buildings and furloughing of teachers, student enrollment has declined in not only Monroe County, but across Pennsylvania over the course of the past decade. Student enrollment at Pocono Mountain has declined from a high of 11,775 in 2005, to 9,812 currently, and is projected to decline to 8,474 by 2016.

Poor planning by prior school boards initiated building schools that are no longer needed but are still being paid off, and maintained faculty at levels that were out of synch with student enrollment.

Adjusting public spending downward may be an anathema to the letter writer, but it happens to be the responsible manner in which elected legislators represents the interest of the public.

My fallen brothers and I are proud to protect the letter writer's right to misstate the facts.